Barack Obama Addresses Uvalde Shooting Nearly 10 Years After Sandy Hook: 'Our Country Is Paralyzed'

Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Barack Obamais mourningthe 19 studentsand two adults who died in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Barack Obama.Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Initially, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that 14 students and their teacher were gunned down in their classroom, but later Tuesday, Sgt. Erick Estrada of the Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed the death toll had risen to 19 students and two adults, according toCNN....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 503 words · Patricia Williams

Barack Obama on Why He's the Butt of Jokes from Daughters Sasha and Malia: 'They're Afraid of Michelle'

Michelle (left) and Barack Obama.Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images Barack Obamais a former commander-in-chief — but he knows daughtersSashaandMaliadon’t see him as the domineering parent, compared with wifeMichelle Obama. “They know that I’m all bark and no real bite,” President Obama, 59, toldDax Shepardon the actor’s latestArmchair Expert podcast. “Michelle, she’s the top dog ‘cause they’re scared of her,” President Obama told Shepard with a laugh. “Michelle says that you have to always have at least one parent who the kids think is a little bit crazy and might actually kill you....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Jeanette Hawkins

Barack Obama Sends Message of Support After Rep. John Lewis' Stage 4 Cancer Diagnosis

Barack Obamais extending his support following news of Rep. John Lewis’ cancer diagnosis.On Sunday, the 79-year-old Congressperson and civil rights leader from Georgia announced he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, and will undergo treatment in the upcoming weeks. The discovery came after a routine medical visit.“I have been in some kind of fight — for freedom, equality, basic human rights — for nearly my entire life,” Lewis said in astatement....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 949 words · Cynthia Wu

Barbara Bush Rushed to Wed So Her Grandfather Could Be There While He Was 'Feeling Good Still'

Barbara Bush felt blindsided on April 17 when her namesake grandmother, former First LadyBarbara Bush,diedof complications from pulmonary disease at age 92 — more than seven months before her grandfather, former PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush,died at age 94 on Friday.“We weren’t expecting that,” Barbara, 37, said of her grandmother’s death while speaking to PEOPLE in October.In April, Barbara was dating Los-Angeles-based screenwriter Craig Coyne, 36 — whomshe wed on Oct. 7— but hadn’t yet introduced him to her grandparents....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 859 words · James House

Barbra Streisand Says Marlon Brando Propositioned Her for Sex Before They Became Lifelong Friends

Barbra Streisand (left) photographed in 1980 and Marlon Brando (right) photographed in 1950.Photo:Images Press/Getty; John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images Press/Getty; John Kobal Foundation/Getty Barbra Streisandis revealing juicy details about her relationship withMarlon Brando. The late actor allegedly said, “I’d like to f— you.” “She turned him down,” the outlet continues, “but they became lifelong friends and phone pals.” TheYentldirector-star also says that Brando’s wife at the time, French Polynesian actress Tarita Teriipaia, was in an adjoining room when he made the proposition....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · Carla Farley

Barry Newman, Star of ‘Vanishing Point’ and ‘The Limey,' Dead at 92

Photo:Arthur Grimm/United Archives via Getty Images Arthur Grimm/United Archives via Getty Images Barry Newman, known for his role in the cult action thrillerThe Vanishing Point, died on May 11 in a New York City hospital, according to multiple reports. The Emmy-nominated star was 92 years old. No further details have been released on his death. In a tribute shared withTHR, Angela expressed that Newman “was a rock for so many people, whose spirit he lifted and allowed to be free,” she said....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Noah Hodges

Baz Luhrmann JokesFaraway DownsIs His 'Taylor's Version' ofAustralia: Just 'Don't Tell' Her (Exclusive)

Baz Luhrmann speaks at the ‘Faraway Downs’ world premiere at SXSW Sydney on Oct. 21, 2023.Photo:Brendon Thorne/GettyBaz Luhrmann, much likeTaylor Swift, is revisiting his past work to debut a brand-new version.TheElvisdirector, 61, expanded on the universe of his 2008 filmAustraliawith the newFaraway Downs, a film told across six chapters.The process, to him, felt not far off from how Swift, 33, has been re-recording her past albums for the revampedTaylor’s Versions.“I thinkFaraway Downsis like a composer doing a variation on a tune he wrote before....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1399 words · Taylor Jones

Beanie Feldstein Transforms into Monica Lewinsky on Set of 'Impeachment: American Crime Story'

Photo: The Image Direct Beanie Feldsteinis getting into character onImpeachment: American Crime Story. Feldstein was spotted on the set of the upcoming FX series, where she transformed into her new role as Monica Lewinsky, the former White House intern who had an infamousaffairwith former PresidentBill Clinton. The actress was seen wearing a blue zip-up sweater with a black leather coat as she filmed scenes outside in Los Angeles on Monday....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Christina Peters

Beauty Influencer Desi Perkins Shows the Reality of Postpartum Hair Loss

Photo: desi perkins/ tiktok Desi Perkinsis getting candid about her postpartum struggles. The overgrown fringe is hard to disguise (even for an expert hairstylist like Perkins). “My options right now are headband and/or some serious edge design work,” the influencer said. “Some swirls, some swoops.” She then reappeared on camera to unveil the finished look: a slicked back high bun that she achieved using cult favoriteGot2b Gluedstrong hold hair gel....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 464 words · Jennifer Brown

Bebe Rexha Calls Out Married Football Player for Texting Her: 'That Don't Fly with Me'

Photo: Anthony Harvey/Getty Bebe Rexhais exposing the truth. On Friday, the singer blasted an unnamed football player, who had texted her earlier in the day, to make a point that his alleged behavior as a married man with three kids was unacceptable. “Do you ever have that one guy that always comes in and out of your life,” Rexha, 29, questioned before continuing, “And they are cheaters and waste your time....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Luke Rivers

Before the Break: A History of YouTube Stars Jake Paul and Tana Mongeau's Relationship

01of 10It All Started with a BedJake Paul InstagramFrom the very start, YouTube stars Tana Mongeau and Jake Paul’s relationship has played out in public. In April 2019, shortly after announcing her breakup from ex-boyfriend Brad Sousa, Mongeau posted a selfie of herself in a bed, which fans of Paul’s were immediately able to recognize.Several days later, they began making videos together, the first of which was titled, “Meet the girl I’ve been hiding from you....

March 16, 2025 · 11 min · 2279 words · Kelly Payne

Behold the Stunning and Majestic Winners of The Nature Conservancy's Global Photo Contest

Photo: Anup Shah/TNC Photo Contest 2021 01of 09 Great Ape Anup Shah/TNC Photo Contest 2021 Anup Shah of the United Kingdom earned the contest’s grand prize with a photo of a western lowland gorilla walking through a cloud of butterflies in the Central African Republic. “I like photos that keep dragging you in. The [gorill';s] face. Tolerance or bliss. It’s really hard to tell, and the insects draw you there,” Folds said of the shot....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 742 words · Jack Munoz

Beloved High School Football Coach, 49, Loses Legs and Hand After Heart Procedure Goes Wrong

A high school football coach from California lost both of his legs and a hand after undergoing what should have been a routine procedure — but he is still preaching positivity to his players and community.“I’m vulnerable for the first time in my life,” Bradshaw Christian High School assistant football coach Casey Cagle toldKTXL. “I walked into that hospital at 6-foot-5-and-a-half, you know, 261 lbs. I came out at 4-foot-6 and 191 lbs....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 842 words · Amy Miller